Plumber in Dunbarton, Pickering

Plumbing in Dunbarton

Dunbarton surrounds the old crossroads at Kingston Road and Whites Road, with quiet residential crescents north of the highway and the high school at its heart.

Part of town: Central Pickering

Water and sewer: Region of Durham

What we usually open up: original gate valves, copper pinholes and tired heaters

Same plumbers and same number as the rest of Pickering

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Trouble most often logged here

Galvanized supply pipe rusting inside, giving low pressure and brown water
clay or cast-iron sewer laterals that mature tree roots have found
Frozen lines over the garage in split-level homes
Old water heaters and corroded shut-off valves
Basement floor drains that back up during storms

Homes and streets in Dunbarton

Most houses here are detached backsplits, sidesplits and bungalows built between the late 1950s and the 1980s on generous lots with mature trees. Plenty of owners have updated kitchens and baths, yet the main water service, the drain under the floor and the lateral to the street are often original.

Dunbarton streets are easy to reach from Whites Road and Highway 401. Let us know about any steep driveway or side door to the basement.

Water, sewer and local rules

Dunbarton is on municipal water and sewer. The service pipe from the city valve to the house may be copper, galvanized or, in a few cases, lead; it is worth checking, and lead water service replacement explains the process. Replacing a building drain or lateral needs a City of Pickering permit and inspection.

Getting a plumber out to you

Dunbarton streets are easy to reach from Whites Road and Highway 401. Let us know about any steep driveway or side door to the basement. For a no-water call, tell us whether neighbours have water too, since it may be a municipal shut-off.

Bench note: if the cold water at the kitchen tap is brownish for a few seconds every morning, it is usually rust from galvanized pipe. That is the house telling you it is time to plan a repipe.

Planning for an older house

Plenty of owners here have already replaced the water heater twice and have never replaced the main valve, which may not close fully when needed. A main shut-off valve replacement is a small job that makes every other job safer. For electric tanks in basement apartments, see electric water heater repair. Neighbouring Liverpool has a similar housing mix.

Questions callers ask

Is my Dunbarton house likely to have lead pipe?

Most homes of this age have copper services, but some older ones do not. A plumber can check where the line enters the house.